Career tarnished by sexual predator taint? Congress MLA arrested on rape charges for the third time, political turmoil in Kerala

News India Live, Digital Desk: Saturday night brought a news in Kerala politics which has stunned everyone. The name which used to echo in the Youth Congress rallies till yesterday, the youth leader who was representing the people of Palakkad, today has a very serious and shameful stain on it. We are talking about Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who has been arrested by the police considering him as a ‘serial offender’ i.e. a habitual criminal. Imagine what kind of scene that midnight drama would have been like on Saturday night, a big hotel in Palakkad, everything was quiet. Suddenly the special police team (SIT) comes there threatening. No one had even a clue that the hammer of law was going to strike the room where Rahul was staying. If sources are to be believed, the police did not even give him a chance and took him into custody. This arrest is not an ordinary incident; This is the third consecutive rape case which has put a big question mark on the career of this dynamic leader. Complaint from Canada and the tag of ‘sexual predator’. You must be wondering what happened this time? Actually, the strings of the case are connected to foreign countries. A complaint from an NRI woman has reached the police. The woman alleges that Rahul lured her into marriage, physically abused her and then left her on the road. The story does not stop there – it is alleged that she was pressured to have an abortion when she became pregnant. When three women, one after the other, make similar serious allegations against the same person, it becomes impossible for the administration to ignore them. This is the reason why the investigating agency took a strict stand and saw him as a ‘sexual predator’ and took immediate action. A deal of trust? The most sad aspect is that people whom the public considers their heroes are facing such allegations. Rahul Mamkoothil’s political graph seems to be falling down as fast as it went up. The party has also taken strict steps considering the seriousness of this matter. It is reported that he has been shown the way out of the party, because no party would want to carry such burden of ‘immoral activities’. What will happen next? Currently, Rahul is in the custody of the police and he is being rigorously interrogated in the police camp of Pathanamthitta. From DNA test to reopening of files of old cases, difficulties have surrounded him from all sides. On the other hand, the opposition parties have called it a victory of morality. Now this case is not just about an arrest, but it is a lesson that no matter how influential someone is, it is impossible to run away from law and ‘karma’. People are giving strong reactions regarding this on social media. Some say that this is a “political vendetta”, while most people believe that “there is no smoke without fire.” Well, the coming few days are going to be very important for the politics of Kerala and the future of Rahul Mamkoothil. We will continue to provide you with moment-to-moment updates.